New office bearers appointed to SLFP

President Maithripala Sirisena presided over the meeting of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Central Committee held yesterday in Battaramulla.

MP Susil Premjayanth was appointed National Organiser of the Party and MP Anura Priyadarshana Yapa remains as General Secretary.

Speaking at the meeting President Sirisena said that he was committed to change the fragmented political environment prevailing in the country. President Sirisena said that he accepted the leadership of the party considering the invitation of party stalwarts and that he will lead the SLFP to victory as the leader of the Party.

MP S.B.Nawinna was appointed as treasurer.

According to party sources the need to amend the party constitution has been taken in to serious consideration when senior party members met last Friday at party headquarters. Former Presidents Chandrika Kumaratunga, Mahinda Rajapaksa, former Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wikramanayake, D.M.Jayaratne and party senior member Alavi Moulana were appointed advisors, sources said.

Opposition Leader Nimal Siripala de Silva and MP W.D.J. Seneviratne were appointed Senior Vice Presidents of the party while Rajitha Seneviratne, S.B.Dissanayake, Piyasena Gamage and MKDS Gunawardane have been appointed as Vice Presidents of the party.

Former Presidents Chandrika Kumaratunga and Mahinda Rajapaksa were invited to the meeting but they did not attend the meeting.

SLFP General Secretary Anura Priyadharshana Yapa said that Kumaratunga and Rajapaksa had informed the party that they were unable to attend the meeting owing to prior commitments.